Under direct supervision of the Anesthesiologist and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), sets up, troubleshoots, and provides general maintenance on all anesthesia equipment.

• On a daily basis and in accordance with department standards, maintains and services all electronic and mechanical equipment used by Anesthesia Department personnel. 
• Sets-up transducers, calibrate sand zeros monitors. 
• Assembles pediatric and adult ventilator circuits. 
• Prepares procedural equipment such as the CVP, arterial line, Swan-Ganz, and routine intravenous lines. 
• Operates, calibrates, and performs routine maintenance on a variety of technical equipment used in the operating room, such as the Drager and/or Narkomed anesthesia machines, HP Monitors, pulse oximeter and rapid infusion/transfusion systems.
• Identifies malfunctioning equipment, troubleshoots equipment problems, and refers more serious equipment problems to appropriate technical repair personnel when there are no established guidelines. 
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a regular schedule of preventive maintenance and calibration of monitors utilized in the administration of anesthesia, including the BP physiological monitors, Datascope, Propac monitor, and Nellcor pulse oximeters. 
• Assists in positioning and supporting patients for regional anesthesia procedures such as spinal and epidurals. 
• Supports the Anesthesia Provider during insertion of arterial catheter lines and internal jugular catheters. 
• Applies monitoring devices to the patient and operates all common physiological monitors (Datex, pulse oximeter, C02 monitor, BP monitors cuffs). 
• Removes and disposes of all relevant supplies and equipment following use, exchanging soiled for clean parts between cases and restocking room carts with supplies and drugs. 
• Assists in monitoring and ordering supplies for the department. 
• Maintains an inventory in the main anesthesia workroom. 
• Orders from the pharmacy and stocks all non scheduled drugs. 
• May order and stock non-scheduled drugs. 
• Cleans and decontaminates equipment per Sterile Processing Department protocols. 
• This includes the disassembly of equipment and sterilization in accordance to the Center for Disease Control guidelines, to prevent the spread of infectious and contagious diseases. 
• Performs related duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities 
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Grade 520